The balloon thief
Marufu, Aneesa2022
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For Khadija, the only escape from her father's arranged betrothal is the sky. When she spots a rogue hot air balloon fighting against its ropes, she leaps at the chance for adventure. Khadija soon finds an unlikely ally in a poor glassmaker's apprentice, Jacob. But Jacob is a hari, and Khadija a Ghadaean. The hari are oppressed and restless - their infamous terrorist group, the Hareef, have a new fearsome leader. And the ruling Ghadaeans are brutal in their repression. Soon, a deadly revolution threatens their friendship and their world. The Hareef use forbidden magic, summoning jinn - wicked spirits made of fire - to enact their revenge, forcing Jacob and Khadija to choose what kind of a world they want to save.
Main title:
The balloon thief / Aneesa Marufu.
Author:
Marufu, Aneesa, author
Imprint:
Frome, Somerset : Chicken House, 2022.
Collation:
438 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:
Adolescent.
ISBN:
9781913696078 (pbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
Index terms:
BAME
BRN:
3044071